Holster.



PATE@ JOHN M. BEASLEY, 0F GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA.

HOLSTER.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that l, Joins M. BnAsnnY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at ter having means therein torpreventing injury to the wearer ol' the holster inthe event of theaccidental discharge ot the pistol contained within the device.

Another object is lto provide a holster with deflecting means whereby abullet when discharged from a pistol contained within the holster willbe deflected out wardly away from the wearen A further object is`toprovide a holster ot this type having the appearance ot an ordinaryholster.

With these and other objects in view the inventiononsists in certainnovel details ot' Construction and combinations of parts here inaftermore fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown. I v

In said drawings :--I"igure l is a perspective View of a holsterembodying the present improvements, a portion' of the ease being brokenaway. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the bottoni portion otthe holster. Fig. 3 is a detail view ot' lthe defleeting plate. l'Referring to the figures by characters oi". reference l designates theease oi the holster. thesame being preferably formed of leather and ofthe usual or any preferred torni. 'Within the holster is mounted adetlecting plate made of steel or any other suitable metal. the platebeing indicated at Q and having its edge portions curved outwardly lasshown at 3, said detlecting plate being so shaped as to fit snuglywithin the case 1 and against that wall thereotl contacting with theweaier. This detleeting plate can. be secured within the holster at thetime of man-- .ufaeture,. or if preferred can be placed upon the marketas an article of manufacture designed tq: be inserted loosely into anordinary holster. In either event the same will act to vprevent injuryto the wearer of the de- Speccation of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 5, 1909. Serial No. 488,062.

y holster.

Patented Een.. 28, i909.

vice in the event ot the accidental discharge of the pistol containedwithin the holster. Should the pistol be discharged the bullet would beprojected against the curved edge portion ot the plate and this woulddetiect it outwardly away 'trom the wearer. lt' will be noted that bothlongitudinal edges and the lower end ot' `the plate are curved to tornidellectors. so that the bullet will be properly deflected in the manners 'ed should the barrel ot the pistol bear against any one olz saidcurvedv portions.

lt will be seen that the device is very simple and inexpensive inconstruction. and isA especially advantageous because it can be readilyapplied to ordinary forms ot hol sters.-as l/icreinbetore set torth.

Obviously various changes may be madt` in the construction andarrangement' olE the parts without departing.)l i'rom the spirit orsacrificing the advantages otl tht` inventit'm.

lllliat' is claimed is zl. An attachment Jfor holsters comprisiiml aplate and a lellecting portion outturned from the plate and extendingacross the lower portion thereof.

An attachment Vtor holsters comprising a plate conforming to the contourot and inscrtible into a holster and having an outstanding detleetingportion extending across the bottom thereof.

3. An attachment .tor holsters comprising a plate conforming in contourwith and in sertible into a holster. said plate having`outstandingmarginal portions extending across the bottom and along thesides thereof and constituting detlecting means.

il. The combination with' a holster. ol'l bul l'et-delecting means uponone wall of the holster and having an outstanding marginal det'lectingportion upon the bottom oi' the 5. The combination with a holster. of aplate in one wall thereof and having an outstanding del-lootingr portionwithin and extending aeross thtl bottom ot tlY e holster.

ln testimony that l' claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoatiixed my signature in the presence ot two witnesses.

Vilitnesses;

ROLAND C. Boeri-I, D. E. Soulan.

